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Hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals
- This consultation has completed. It ran from Monday, 8 November 2021 to Friday, 7 January 2022
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Response to the consultation
Evidence submitted in response to this Consultation
- HD 01 - Morgannwg Local Medical Committee
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- HD 02 - Community Pharmacy Wales
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- HD 03 - Janet Finch-Saunders MS
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- HD 04 - An individual
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- HD 05 - Royal College of Occupational Therapists
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- HD 05a - Additional information from the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, and Royal College of Occupational Therapists
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- HD 06 - Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists
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- HD 07 - British Geriatrics Society
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- HD 08 - Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB
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- HD 09 - Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
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- HD 10 - Care Inspectorate Wales
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- HD 11 - Public Services Ombudsman for Wales
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- HD 12 - Stroke Association
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- HD 13 - British Medical Association Cymru
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- HD 14 - Macmillan Cancer Support
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- HD 15 - Royal College of General Practitioners
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- HD 16 - Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
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- HD 17 - Age Cymru
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- HD 18 - Carers Trust Wales
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- HD 19 - An individual
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- HD 20 - Royal College of Nursing Wales
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- HD 21 - Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
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- HD 22 - Alzheimer's Society Cymru
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- HD 23 - Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
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- HD 24 - Care & Repair Cymru
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- HD 25 - Royal Pharmaceutical Society
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- HD 26 - Royal College of Physicians
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- HD 27 - British Red Cross
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- HD 28 - Royal College of Psychiatrists
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- HD 29 - Multiple Sclerosis Society Cymru
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- HD 30 - Mind Cymru
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- HD 31 - Care Forum Wales
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- HD 32 - Board of Community Health Councils
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- HD 33 - Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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- HD 34 - National Pharmacy Association
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- HD 35 - Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru
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- HD 36 - Welsh NHS Confederation
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- HD 37 - Royal College of Emergency Medicine
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- HD 38 - Leonard Cheshire
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- HD 39 - Carers Wales
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- HD 40 - Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
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- HD 41 - Powys Teaching Health Board
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- HD 42 - Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
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- HD 43 - WLGA & ADSS Cymru
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- HD 44 - Policing in Wales
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- HD 45 - British Association of Social Workers
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Purpose of the consultation
Purpose of the consultation
Good patient flow improves the quality of care for patients, but a number of factors are likely to be causing delayed transfers of care, including capacity issues within the social care system, meaning that some patients who are ready for discharge remain in hospital. This has detrimental impacts on both the individual, and the flow of patients through the hospital, contributing to pressure on A&E departments and ambulance services.
During the Sixth Senedd, the Health and Social Care Committee plans to explore how patient flow through hospitals can be improved.
The first part of this work is a short inquiry focusing on hospital discharge and its impact on patient flow through hospitals.
The Committee considered:
- the scale of the current situation with delayed transfers of care from hospital.
- the impact of delays in hospital discharge, both on the individual and the patient flow through hospitals and service pressures.
- the variations in hospital discharge practices throughout Wales and cross-border, and how they are meeting the care and support needs of individuals.
- the main pressure points and barriers to discharging hospital patients with care and support needs, including social care services capacity.
- the support, help and advice that is in place for family and unpaid carers during the process.
- what has worked in Wales, and other parts of the UK, in supporting hospital discharge and improved patient flow, and identifying the common features.
- what is needed to enable people to return home at the right time, with the right care and support in place, including access to reablement services and consideration of housing needs.
The closing date for submissions was Friday 7 January 2022.
Along with your submission, you should provide the
following information:
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- If you are under 13 years old,
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provided via email).
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(names of individuals under 18 years old will not be published).
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as confidential, with reasons for the request.
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be used to identify them and that they understand that it will be
published.
How to share your views
To share your views electronically, please send to SeneddHealth@senedd.wales, or by post to Health and Social Care Committee, Welsh Parliament, Cardiff, CF99 1SN.
Providing Written Evidence
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Contact details
Should you wish to speak to someone regarding this consultation, please use the below contact details:
Health and Social Care Committee
Welsh Parliament
Cardiff Bay
Cardiff
CF99 1SN
Email: SeneddHealth@senedd.wales
Telephone: 0300 200 6565